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volguus zildrohar · #**1701** Posted **Aug 10, 2016, 12:09 AM**

Almost looks like rebar.

1487 · #**1702** Posted **Aug 10, 2016, 11:55 AM**

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Originally Posted by Philly-Drew

What is the dark material that is shown in the pics growing on the western side?

decking to support the next pour of the next level of the garage. You rarely get to see the top of it but obviously you can here since its 40 feet below the sidewalk.

Philly Fan · #**1703** Posted **Aug 10, 2016, 1:02 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by volguus zildrohar

Almost looks like rebar.

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1487

decking to support the next pour of the next level of the garage. You rarely get to see the top of it but obviously you can here since its 40 feet below the sidewalk.

If you zoom your browser window up by 200-300%, you can better see the rebar on top of the black decking in the last photo posted. Also, I've been wondering what that curve is just right of center, and now it makes sense: it's the garage entry/exit ramp curving down to a lower parking level.

1487 · #**1704** Posted **Aug 10, 2016, 3:22 PM**

They are pouring today. It will be interesting to see how they work around those horizontal braces. Some of the rebar for future building columns is already sitting right next to the lower braces.

thisisforreal · #**1705** Posted **Aug 10, 2016, 4:41 PM**

Aug 10th:

Closer details:

domodeez · #**1706** Posted **Aug 10, 2016, 5:48 PM**

So this could be above ground by early September, no?

1487 · #**1707** Posted **Aug 10, 2016, 6:18 PM**

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Originally Posted by domodeez

So this could be above ground by early September, no?

I'd say "no". that's less than 3 weeks away.

domodeez · #**1708** Posted **Aug 11, 2016, 5:16 AM**

1 floor per week would get us to at/above ground by early Sept, but just looking back I see the foundation pour was a solid month back.

thisisforreal · #**1709** Posted **Aug 12, 2016, 4:01 PM**

Aug 10th:

Aug 12th:

They are moving fast.

Knight Hospitaller · #**1710** Posted **Aug 12, 2016, 5:28 PM**

^ Nowhere to go but up.

jsbrook · #**1711** Posted **Aug 12, 2016, 5:30 PM**

I am again reminded how huge this site is/the length of the building will be. It's really going to be tremendous for that block (and the block between 15th and 16th....)

Knight Hospitaller · #**1712** Posted **Aug 12, 2016, 5:32 PM**

^ Couldn't agree more. To think that it's been over 25 years since the One Meridian Fire which killed this area.

1487 · #**1713** Posted **Aug 12, 2016, 5:32 PM**

it will be quite prominent from the east, west and south.

iheartphilly · #**1714** Posted **Aug 15, 2016, 3:30 PM**

Here's some interesting info and facts about the pour.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/tutor-...100000646.html

Time-lapsed of the pour with key narrations:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nlJ...ature=youtu.be

mmikeyphilly · #**1715** Posted **Aug 15, 2016, 4:06 PM**

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City Wide · #**1716** Posted **Aug 16, 2016, 2:29 AM**

[QUOTE=iheartphilly;7531167]Here's some interesting info and facts about the pour.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/tutor-...100000646.html

I wonder if they are still pumping chilled water thru the foundation?